Originally Posted by
RogueState
Did this Vlatko tell you why he disliked us ?
Regarding Bosniensis, I think he is a bit trolling but in the end, until Erdogan came (early 2000s), between its creation and during Cold War period, the modern Turkish republic was built against the Ottoman-Islamic heritage, and was pretty isolationist and neglected its old Ottoman sphere of influence (Balkans, Caucasus, Levant, Central Asia) because also of geopolitical divide of Cold War (communist countries vs NATO-alliance countries which Turkey was member)
So from that perspective, we Balkan Muslims, can feel a certain nostalgia of Ottoman past (which is the starting point of our history-culture) and disdain for modern Turkish Republic, up until Erdogan's leadership that restored Neo-Ottoman foreign policies (economical, trade, business, diplomatical, cultural, religious partnerships between Turkey and former Ottoman regions, in order to strengthen ties in both sides)